A little background on Hosni Mubarak’s presidency of Egypt. He succeeded Anwar El-Sadat in 1981 after Sadat was murdered by the very military he built in order to fight Israeli troops who invaded the Sinai in the early 1970s. That military later took the Sinai back. Sadat was killed because he committed an apparently unforgivable crime later: Making peace with Israel.
Mubarak has since ran Egypt under something called Emergency Law for three decades (because angry citizens have wanted to kill him), essentially suppressing perhaps the best-educated populace in the Muslim world. And U.S. foreign policy has encouraged this, quite frankly because Uncle Sam needed friends in said Muslim world.
So for those of you who didn’t know, and always wondered where hostility towards the west came from, pay attention now. We’re living it. This isn’t an anti-American argument. It’s the latest history lesson from the Middle East.
It’s not so surprising that LeBron would tell Larry King that the Cavs have “an edge” in re-signing him. What’s also not surprising, but straight up LeBron’s “global icon” alley is the fact he’s talking to Larry King. In the era of failed media convergence, corporate bean counting, disappearing journalists and the rise of so-called “citizen journalism,” it is truly fascinating that King is still employed. I would find it easier to watch babies be circumcised with a blowtorch than to see him clumsily pose another idiotic question.
CNN’s primetime U.S. ratings were bad enough to warrant the cancellation of Campbell Brown’s show, but apparently King’s show, which directly followed hers, still has a significant enough following (people as old as he is). King’s TV longevity can also be attributed to the fact he’s a slo-pitch maestro, a favourite of agents and publicists even if he occasionally derails and asks something he’s not supposed to. You can likely bet your reproductive organs however, Larry will ask (awkwardly) LBJ about the Gloria/Delonte West rumors, which James will promptly deflect and blame on bloggers.
Either way, enough of that concern. These two dress like they have money, and evidently she used to be a Redskins cheerleader – by her facial structure, I’m guessing Heath Shuler/Gus Frerotte era – so it’s not like they would get beaten senseless at the front gate, like what would have happened if you or I showed up.
The real story here is another family unit of idiots pulling CNN-friendly publicity stunts in order to secure reality TV contracts. I must say though this is a step higher than closing Denver International Airport with a phantom boy in a balloon. What’s to follow this though? How about the next couple go on vacation to Mogadishu or visit the Mayan ruins with some Mexican drug gangs. Bring a camera too, and be rude to your hosts.
